Last Laugh? Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian,’ a Duct-Taped Banana, Sells for $6.2 Million at Auction
The controversial work, which instantly went viral when it debuted at Art Basel in 2019, beat estimates several times over.
A Man Bought Maurizio Cattelan’s Viral Banana For $6 Million—He Plans to Eat It
The new owner of Maurizio Cattelan's art said it "bridges the worlds of art, memes, and the cryptocurrency community.”
Cattelan’s $6.2 Million Banana Boosts an Otherwise Uneven Auction Night at Sotheby’s
Sotheby's contemporary evening sale pulled in a total of $112.3 million. The result is 64 percent less than the same sales last year.
Maurizio Cattelan's 'Banana' Sells for Over $6 Million: A Look at the Controversial Artist's Career
The 'Banana' hanging on the wall (titled 'Comedian') by Maurizio Cattelan was recently sold in New York for over 6 million dollars by Sotheby's, drawing public attention to one of the
‘The world's most expensive banana’: Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian fetches $6.2m at Sotheby’s New York
The most talked-about lot of the New York auction season, the duct-taped banana by Maurizio Cattelan, sold for a hammer price of $5.2m ($6.2m with fees) at Sotheby’s New York after a seven-minute bidding war.
MAURIZIO CATTELAN’S “COMEDIAN” THAT DUCT-TAPED BANANA just sold for $6.2 million
$1 million – you’re having a laugh – try $6.2 million and it just had to be a crypto kid.
Maurizio Cattelan's Duct-Taped Banana Sells for $6.24 M. at Sotheby's
"The world's most expensive banana" sold Wednesday night at Sotheby's New York. That's how auctioneer Oliver Barker put as he was trying to eek out the last of the bids for Maurizio Cattelan's viral artwork,
Maurizio Cattelan's viral banana Comedian to go under the hammer for $1.5 million
A conceptual artwork of a banana duct taped to a wall is expected to sell for more than $1.5 million at an upcoming auction in New York.
Maurizio Cattelan's viral 'Comedian' banana art set to sell for up to US$1.5m in New York
A banana fixed to a wall with duct tape is once again grabbing headlines as it is set to sell for up to US$1.5 million (NZ$2.5m) when it goes to auction this week at Sotheby's in New York.
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Two Cheers for Maurizio Cattelan
For H.B. Just now I see in the news that a previously little known, rarely seen portrait by Caravaggio has reappeared in ...
New Orleans artist re-creates infamous $6.2 million banana art piece
Local artist Terrance Osborne is reimagining the unusual banana art installation that sold for $6.2 million. Artist Maurizio ...
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Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" Expected to Net Up to $1.5 Million at New York Sotheby's Auction
Maurizio Cattelan's artwork "Comedian," featuring a banana duct-taped to a wall, may sell for over $1 million at a Sotheby's ...